Temple is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 6,360 people and four associated neighborhoods, Temple is the 146th largest community in Georgia. Temple has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Temple, where the median household income is $89,269.00.
A relatively large number of people in Temple telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.99% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
In Temple, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.32 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Temple is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Temple are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.28% of adults in Temple have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Temple in 2022 was $30,669, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $122,676 for a family of four. However, Temple contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Temple is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Temple home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Temple residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Temple include English, German, French Canadian, French, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Temple is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Serbo-Croatian.